Development and Results from Application of PCM-Based Storage Tanks in a Solar Thermal Comfort System of an Institutional Building—A Case Study

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dc.contributor.authorF.J. Batlles
dc.contributor.authorBartosz Gil
dc.contributor.authorSvetlana Ushak
dc.contributor.authorJ. Kasperski
dc.contributor.authorMarcos Luján
dc.contributor.authorDiana Maldonado
dc.contributor.authorMagdalena Nemś
dc.contributor.authorArtur Nemś
dc.contributor.authorAntonio M. Puertas
dc.contributor.authorManuel S. Romero-Cano
dc.coverage.spatialBolivia
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-22T14:21:50Z
dc.date.available2026-03-22T14:21:50Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionCitaciones: 9
dc.description.abstractAn important element of a solar installation is the storage tank. When properly selected and operated, it can bring numerous benefits. The presented research relates to a project that is implemented at the Solar Energy Research Center of the University of Almeria in Spain. In order to improve the operation of the solar cooling and heating system of the Center, it was upgraded with two newly designed storage tanks filled with phase change materials (PCM). As a result of design works, commercial material S10 was selected for the accumulation of cold, and S46 for the accumulation of heat, in an amount of 85% and 15%, respectively. The article presents in detail the process of selecting the PCM material, designing the installation, experimental research, and exergy analysis. Individual tasks were carried out by research groups cooperating under the PCMSOL EUROPEAN PROJECT. Results of tests conducted on the constructed installation indicate that daily energy saving when using a solar chiller with PCM tanks amounts to 40% during the cooling season.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/en13153877
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/en13153877
dc.identifier.urihttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/46076
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
dc.relation.ispartofEnergies
dc.sourceUniversity of Almería
dc.subjectThermal energy storage
dc.subjectPhase-change material
dc.subjectEnvironmental science
dc.subjectProcess engineering
dc.subjectChiller
dc.subjectSolar energy
dc.subjectStorage tank
dc.subjectPassive solar building design
dc.subjectEngineering
dc.subjectArchitectural engineering
dc.titleDevelopment and Results from Application of PCM-Based Storage Tanks in a Solar Thermal Comfort System of an Institutional Building—A Case Study
dc.typearticle

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